The only drama we like to have at camp is the activity called Drama, where budding actresses can deliver their lines with passion and conviction and audiences can enjoy skits and the end-of-camp performance. Over Camp Alleghany’s nearly 100-years Drama has had periods of greater and lesser popularity. There were even times when campers worked […]
The Rattler Archives: Captain Yvorsky Teaches
The recent Olympics in Sochi, Russia reminded me that we here at Camp Alleghany have an old tie to Russia. Way back in a 1941 edition of The Alleghany Rattler there’s a story on the front page about Captain Yvorsky, that summer’s tennis instructor. It’s filled with daring details from Captain Yvorsky’s bio and I […]
The Rattler 1985: Alleghany’s International Counselors of 1985
International counselors are a treasured part of our staff so I couldn’t help but be tickled by this article by Michelle Wren about the staff of 1985 found in an old edition of the Alleghany Rattler, our long-standing camp newspaper. Maybe our recent internationals will find some similarities to their own experiences at Ghany. And […]
From the Rattler, 1968: What a strange thing light is
I found the sweet devotional type piece of writing seen below in the December 1968 issue of Camp Alleghany’s The Rattler. Written by Daniel J. Foley it tells of the importance of light in trying circumstances and of the role light plays in Christmas. I thought you all might enjoy it as you light your […]
From the Rattler: Alleghany for Aye
In this season of togetherness and nostalgia I thought I’d take another peek into an old Alleghany Rattler to find some camp inspiration. This one’s really a blast from the past, coming from the April 1927 edition of our venerable old camp newspaper. It’s a poem titled Alleghany for Aye. I thought I’d post it […]
April 1986 Rattler: Future shock
The year 2016 must’ve seemed like an exotic future date to the young campers of 1986. After all, it was 30 years away and in the next century — I mean millennia — to boot! I got a real kick out of reading a story written by a young camper — Cathy Canaga — from […]
August 1928 Rattler: Poets, don't you know it!
One of the super fun things about perusing our old Rattler archives is finding just how creative campers were over the years. It’s also so interesting — and fun — to unearth information about the culture of their times. I got a big hoot out of reading the August 17, 1928 edition because of two […]
August 1928 Rattler: Poets, don’t you know it!
One of the super fun things about perusing our old Rattler archives is finding just how creative campers were over the years. It’s also so interesting — and fun — to unearth information about the culture of their times. I got a big hoot out of reading the August 17, 1928 edition because of two […]
December 1949 Rattler: Team Spirit
This is an excerpt from the December 1949 edition of the Alleghany Rattler titled Team Spirit. I love how it shows how deeply connected campers feel to Alleghany and fellow campers/alum even when they’re away from camp. It also reveals how special a handwritten and reflective note can be. TEAM SPIRIT Dear Nancy, I do […]